Net::Server is an extensible class-oriented Internet server written in
Perl. The base Net::Server class contains the bulk of the
functionality but can easily be extended with subclasses, process
hooks, or overridden methods. The subclasses included with the
distribution include single process, forking server, pre-forking
server, and inetd server. All subclasses (except for inetd) allow for
binding to and accepting on multiple ports. It has the ability to read
a conf file, take command line arguments, chroot to a different
directory, become another user, become another group, maintain a pid
file, and specify log file. Subclasses contain extended functionality
such as min_servers, max_servers, and spare_servers. Written to be
light but powerful, Net::Server is intended to be the back end layer
of FTP, SMTP, HTTP, ad serving, POP3, and other services, with
protocol-specific functions layered on top.
